Editor's Pick: Invasion of the giant bugs

The Morris Arboretum is about to be infested with ants the size of SUVs.

No, it’s not a cloning experiment gone bad. Rather, it’s the work of Long Island woodworker David Rogers, who has created 10 larger-than-life insect sculptures that will be on display at the Arboretum from April 6 to June 30.

In addition to the ants, the exhibit includes a praying mantis, a dragonfly, a honeybee and its hive, a grasshopper, an assassin bug, a ladybug and a spider with its web. There’s even a surprise in the bee sculpture: an actual working beehive, allowing visitors to catch these hard workers on the job.

The opening celebration for the exhibit, on Saturday, April 6, features a traveling bug show complete with edible insects for those interested in sampling.

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